After not doing paper piecing much for the past few years, I have been doing a lot more lately and rediscovering my love of it. I find it very relaxing and it has the extra bonus of it turning into something great when it's done!
For this project I used several different cardstocks for the piecing. This includes Neenah Classic Crest Solar White, Pop Tone Hot Fudge, Royal Sundance Fiber Kraft, CutCardStock discount textured Yellow Jacket & Habanero, and Stardream Metallic Jupiter. These are gorgeous fall colors with a rich color palette. You can find links to these and most of the products used for this project at the end of the post.
I started by creating an embossed background using a large granule/glitter mix from Stampendous. This provides great texture for the background which slightly resembles birch tree bark. That wasn't my intention but I realized it looked a bit like that after I completed it. After embossing, I created a distressed oxide background in blended yellows, oranges and red. Water splatter also added some additional texture to the background. I find that adding a lot of texture to paper piecings really enhance them as they can tend to look a little flat on plain backgrounds.
Once the background was complete, I die cut the Thankful For You sentiment and pieced it together. Then I cut the puppy design using my Silhouette Cameo 4 machine. It's available at the Silhouette Store and it's called, "Fall Dog Sitting In Basket." There are a lot of pieces in the file but by doing one one section at a time, the pattern becomes evident. The finished piece is super cute. The crow has paper pieces for the eyes but I decided to substitute small googly eyes instead. I'm glad I did.
After cutting down the main panel down to 4 3/4" x 6 3/4", I attached it to a 5" x 7" card base made with Stardream Metallic Jupiter. It's a beautiful metallic cardstock. Double-sided foam tape was used to place the piece on the card a little right of center. Then I placed the Thankful for You sentiment and added more leaves at the base.
The finished card is cute and very cheerful. This would be a perfect card for a child or older relative. How can you not smile as this perky puppy and his crow friend?
So are you inspired yet? What can you piece to create a colorful and charming greeting for someone this fall? Take a look at your dies or patterns, maybe even get something new to play with. Just make sure you start with a great cardstock. Check out the CutCardStock today and get your fall on!
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